of years ago she was working on a big project  for a major tech company which left her with no  

time for anything else at one point she had to  have all of her necessities and food delivered  

right to her door so that she could maximize  her time and dedicate all of her energy to work

this conversation really stuck with  me because it left me wondering  

how much convenience is truly necessary and how  much convenience do i really need in my life

it goes without saying that convenience is great  for people who need that extra help when they feel  

overwhelmed or if they're disabled or unable  of course i'm grateful for the convenience of  

running water google the technology that allows  me to call long distance anytime i want to  

but the convenience that i'm referring  to is the luxury of our modern day world  

what the value seems to  lean towards easy is better

for me that would mean cutting out chores out of  my day expediting my grocery shopping outsourcing  

my work just to name a few i couldn't help  but wonder what is the purpose of freeing up  

all this time and then what don't i have  to work more to afford that convenience

well i don't think that anyone has to make  life more difficult or stop being progressive  

to live a more fulfilling life i can't help  but think that the convenience is costing us  

a lot more than meets the eye as a small  example like many others i get all of my  

best ideas and epiphanies when i'm in the  process of doing something when i'm making  

my 20-minute drive into town when i'm putting  away my dishes in the morning when i'm waiting  

for the customer service to pick up on the other  line or just waiting in line at the grocery store

some people call this shower thoughts because  often these ideas come to us during these quiet  

and unassuming moments when our minds  are just free to just wander and reflect

folding laundry isn't exactly the highlight  of my day or what i talk about when someone  

asks how was your day but they are the moments  that provide me with a little pause in my day  

which gives me access to my inner  self without these moments i would  

be eliminating all the room in my life for  creativity the time to ruminate and just dream

maybe we are hardwired to want immediate results  

and accomplish things with very little  effort who knows but i realize more and  

more that convenience comes to us at the  cost of something else or someone else  

to me the biggest cost seems to be ignoring the  values of growth perseverance problem solving  

and purposeful decision-making that naturally  happens during the journey of getting there and  

when i reflect on my own life anything that was  worth having like my relationships self-awareness  

even cool projects i took on required a lot of  effort work and sometimes even multiple tries  

on the other hand when i acquired something too  quickly i noticed that i saw it as disposable

maybe the opposite of convenience is not  inconvenience but it's being more conscious  

being fully present in our lives even through  the tedious dragged out repetitive and seemingly  

uninteresting moments we can try to take shortcuts  and find life hacks to expedite the process but  

i think we'd be missing a huge point it's like  watching the trailer of a movie and thinking that  

we saw it all but what we're missing is the art  the music the character development and the subtle  

hints left in the scenes by the director and i  think the only way that we can access all of that  

is to slower our pace and live more consciously  because life is not a race it's an art

i'm not here to judge anyone i'm not  always going to make my pasta sauce  

from scratch and probably will always be  amazed anytime a package gets delivered  

right to my door but i don't want convenience  to be at the center of my decisions

i'm happy to put in the  effort for the people i love  

to wash my own dishes walk a little  extra to the store if i need to  

because i wouldn't want to miss out on  the magic that could happen along the way  

thank you guys so much for watching and until next  time take care guys and i'll talk to you soon bye

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